Ina Forrest

Ina Forrest
Curler
Born	(1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 63) Canada
Paralympic appearances	4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Medal record Wheelchair curling Representing   Canada Paralympic Games 2010 Vancouver Mixed team 2014 Sochi Mixed team 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team 2022 Beijing Mixed team World Championships 2009 Vancouver Mixed team 2011 Prague Mixed team 2013 Sochi Mixed team 2020 Wetzikon Mixed team 2023 Richmond Mixed team 2024 Gangneung Mixed Team

Ina Forrest (born 25 May 1962) is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team ^{[n 1]} at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. ^[1] She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. ^[2] She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. ^[2] She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia. ^[3]

Early curling career

She started wheelchair curling in 2004, and won silver in both the 2004 and 2005 Canadian National Wheelchair Curling Championships as a member of the British Columbia wheelchair curling team, before being named in 2006 to the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Team ^{[n 1]} for whom she has since competed, as of 2018 ^[update] , in the next 9 World Wheelchair Curling Championships (starting in 2007) and the next 3 Winter Paralympics (starting in 2010). ^[2]

Results

Winter Paralympics [2] [5]
Gold	Wheelchair curling	2010	Vancouver, Canada
Gold	Wheelchair curling	2014	Sochi, Russia
Bronze	Wheelchair curling	2018	Pyeongchang, South Korea
Bronze	Wheelchair curling	2022	Beijing, China

World Wheelchair Curling Championships [2]
Finish	Event	Year	Place
4	Wheelchair curling	2007	Sollefteå, Sweden
4	Wheelchair curling	2008	Sursee, Switzerland
Gold	Wheelchair curling	2009	Vancouver, Canada
Gold	Wheelchair curling	2011	Prague, Czech Republic
7 [6]	Wheelchair curling	2012	Chuncheon, South Korea
Gold	Wheelchair curling	2013	Sochi, Russia
6 [7]	Wheelchair curling	2015	Lohja, Finland
7	Wheelchair curling	2016	Lucerne, Switzerland
5	Wheelchair curling	2017	Pyeongchang, South Korea
10	Wheelchair curling	2019	Stirling, Scotland
Silver	Wheelchair curling	2020	Wetzikon, Switzerland
5	Wheelchair curling	2021	Beijing, China
Silver	Wheelchair curling	2023	Richmond, Canada
Silver	Wheelchair curling	2024	Gangneung, South Korea

Family

She and her husband Curtis are small business owners. They have three children: Evany, Marlon and Connor. ^[2]

Footnotes

1. The team is mixed gender, as mandated by the World Curling Federation's rules for wheelchair curling. ^[4]

References

1. CTV
2. "Ina Forrest | Canadian Paralympic Committee". Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Vernon Morning Star ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Rules and Regulations". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018. R13. WHEELCHAIR CURLING ... (h) For WCF wheelchair competitions, each on-ice team must have four players delivering stones and must be comprised of both genders at all times during games. A team violating this rule will forfeit the game.(The quote is from pages 20 and 21 of the pdf file The_Rules_of_Curling_(October_2017).pdf which can be downloaded from the afore-mentioned website.)
5. "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
6. "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2012 Medal Games". World Curling Federation. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018. WWhCC 2012 - Final Standings: ... 7. Canada 3-6* ... * teams are ranked according to their win–loss record against each other at the event.
7. "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2015". World Curling Federation. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018. Standings ... 6.Canada

External links

• Ina Forrest at World Curling
• Ina Forrest at the International Paralympic Committee
• Ina Forrest at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Ina Forrest at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics (archived)
• Ina Forrest at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics (archived)